Tag: Slacker

Eschewing traditional plot in a non-documentary feature film is a challenging proposition, one that more often than not results in failure. Plot is such a primary and, for the audience, enveloping element of most movies that to succeed without it …

Richard Linklater is one of the more versatile filmmakers working today. He very much marches to the beat of his own drummer, and his filmography is littered with varied and fascinating projects like Waking Life, School of Rock, Dazed and …

Every year, The National Film Preservation Board selects 25 films to be added to the National Film Registry. These movies will be housed in the Library of Congress, and will be carefully preserved as part of American history. This year, …

The Austin Film Society and The Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas are getting 23 Austin filmmakers to remake Richard Linklater’s acclaimed 1991 film Slacker in order to celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary. According to the Austin Film Society [via The Playlist] “Each …

Yesterday, we reported the films playing in-competition at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Today, Sundance has announced the films playing in the out-of-competition lineups for “NEXT(<=>)”, Spotlight, Native Showcase, and Park City at Midnight. Among the films playing are Hobo …

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